12-22-2010 11:47 AM
Dear all,
I have the following situation:
- Computer A having two NI-DAQ cards (6703 PCI type, each with 16 DA converters) and a CVI application controlling these cards. This computer also has a GPIB board installed.
- Computer B having also a GPIB board and is running a CVI application that is used in our lab to control various current/voltage sources and can read data from various measurement equipment.
What I would like to do is change the CVI application on computer A so it behaves as a virtual multi-channel voltage source that can be controlled by sending it (custom?) GPIB commands from computer B.
I guess the GPIB board in computer A must first be configured to be a listener, but then how do you process the commands sent to it?
Can anyone help me with some example programs that have a similar functionality? I'm a bit lost in all the info available on the net.
Hopefully there is someone out there that can give me a hint!
12-26-2010 08:42 PM
A much cleaner solution is to use the networked variable function library to communicate between applicaitons.
/Layosh
12-30-2010 07:25 AM
I've looked into it and the Network Variables can do the job indeed.
Thank you Layosh!